Adultery

Statute:

Adultery

§ 255.17 Adultery.

A person is guilty of adultery when he engages in sexual intercourse
with another person at a time when he has a living spouse, or the other
person has a living spouse.

Adultery is a class B misdemeanor.

PEN 255.17 2014-09-22

Sections:

255. Offenses affecting the marital relationship

255.00 - Unlawfully solemnizing a marriage.

255.05 - Unlawfully issuing a dissolution decree.

255.10 - Unlawfully procuring a marriage license.

255.15 - Bigamy.

255.17 - Adultery - REPEALED 11/22/2024 - signed chap.462

255.20 - Unlawfully procuring a marriage license, bigamy, adultery: defense.

255.25 - Incest in the third degree.

255.26 - Incest in the second degree.

255.27 - Incest in the first degree.

255.30 - Adultery and incest; corroboration.

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